The goal is to record most books written or edited by the Department of Political Science faculty. We will start by entering the most recent publications first and work our way back to older books. There is a WMU Authors section in Waldo Library, where most of these books can be found.
With a few exceptions, we do not have the rights to put the full text of the book online, so there will be a link to a place where you can purchase the book.
If you are a faculty member and have a book you would like to include in the WMU book list, please contact wmu-scholarworks@wmich.edu/
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Politics and Banking: Ideas, Public Policy, and the Creation of Financial Institutions
Susan Hoffmann
In Politics and Banking Susan Hoffmann explores the influence of public philosophies―in particular, classic liberalism, utilitarianism, progressivism, and populism―on the development of U.S. banking institutions. Focusing on banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions, Hoffmann demonstrates that though policy makers' political and economic interests surely played a role in the development of these institutions and the policies relating to them, we cannot overlook the importance of ideas.
Following the development of banking from the first Congress through the Great Depression, Hoffmann begins by explaining how particular political ideas helped create the first Bank of the United States. She shows how other ideas―about the relationship between public and private spheres―led to the demise of the second Bank of the United States and establishment of the Independent Treasury. Further chapter topics include the development of the corporate bank; congressional debates on money and banking from the end of the Civil War through the Banking Act of 1935; the creation of savings and loan associations; and a discussion of how philosophical populism led to institutions and policies that emphasize economic democracy. The book concludes by examining the impact of neoliberal public philosophy on U.S. banking today.
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The Stone Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy
Peter G. Renstrom
A comprehensive examination of the rulings, key figures, and legal legacy of the Stone Court.
• Analyzes all of the important decisions that made up the Stone Court's "revolution"―particularly those that redefined the federal government's authority to regulate the economy and social welfare
• Profiles the life and career of each justice, including eminent jurists Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, and Felix Frankfurter
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Constitutional Rights Sourcebook
Peter G. Renstrom
The Constitutional Rights Sourcebook examines fundamental ideas of constitutionalism and American constitutional law through case summaries. The U.S. Supreme Court as an institution is featured and its rulings and rationale are represented throughout the work, beginning with a thorough treatment of the current court and including all the significant rulings since the mid-1980s.
